Transit-Oriented Development Committee to Begin Work on May 24

Transit-Oriented Development Committee
to Begin Work on May 24

The Fairfax County Planning Commission’s Transit-Oriented Development
Committee, chaired by At-Large Commissioner Walter Alcorn, will hold its
first meeting on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Board of
Supervisors Conference Room (first floor behind the Board Auditorium),
12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.

The Transit-Oriented Development Committee was formed in response to
direction by the Board of Supervisors to provide a more refined,
standardized definition and set of principles for transit-oriented
development in Fairfax County. These principles are often referenced for
residential, commercial and mixed-use developments surrounding a rail
station in an urban setting, but increasingly the concept is being
applied to stations in more suburban settings such as Fairfax County.

The committee will meet through the summer and early fall, with a goal
to provide recommendations to the Board of Supervisors in late fall. The
public is invited to participate in the meetings by listening to
presentations and discussions, asking for clarifications, and providing
comments. The committee will evaluate the variety of information it
receives and will work toward developing an amendment to the Policy Plan
volume of the Comprehensive Plan, which guides all development in Fairfax
County. Any proposed amendments will then be examined by the Planning
Commission and Board of Supervisors, with public hearings scheduled
before both bodies.